Rope or cable lubricator.



' G. D. SMITH.

ROPE 0R CABLE LUBRIGATOR.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 4, 1914.

Patented July 7, 1914;

Z] MAM/wt Ge o yefl 817212 GEORGE DISMITH, 0F BICKNELL, INDIANA.

ROPE 0R CABLE LUBRICA'IOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 7, 1914.

Application filed March 4, 1914. Serial No. 822,486.

7 '0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Gnonon D. SMITH, acitizen of the United States, residing at Bicknell, in the county ofKnox and State of Indiana, have invented new and useful Improvements inRope or Cable Lubricators, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a rope or cable lubricator, and particularlyto a device for oiling or lubricating hoisting ropes or cables, such asare used in connection with hoisting apparatus at coal mines, etc, andwhich in use are subjected to considerable friction, wear and tear.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple, convenient, reliableand efficient device for the purpose stated, which may be readilyapplied to the rope or cable for the purpose of lubricating the same andas readily removed therefrom after the rope or cable has been lubricatedto the desired degree.

The invention consists of the features of construction, combination andarrangement of parts herein fully described and claimed, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawing in which c Figure 1 isa view of a ropeor cable lubricator embodying my invention. Fig.9 is a verticallongitudinal section thereof. Fig. 3 is a horizontal transverse sectionon the line 3-3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a detail view showing the closureslide.

In carrying my invention into practice, I provide a vessel or reservoir1, preferably of conical form, and provided at its top withdiametrically disposed handles 2 by which it may be convenientlytransported and hung up when not in use. The body of the vessel isprovided with fastening straps 3 adapted for engagement with buckles 4,which straps are designed for securing the device to a suitable supportwhen in use to lubricate a rope or cable.

The lower contracted end of the conical vessel is open for the passageof the rope or cable 5, and extending longitudinally at one side of thevessel, between its upper and lower edges is a slot 6, designed topermit the device to be applied to and removed from the cable by arelative lateral movement, in which the cable passes into and out of thevessel through the slot 6. lVithin the vessel is a body of suitableabsorbent material 7, such as Waste, saturated with the oil or lubricantwhich is to be applied to the rope or cable.

The Walls of the slots 6 are bent to form guide ways 8 to receive asliding closure member 9, the edges of which slidably engage the saidguide ways. This closure member 9 is provided at its upper end with asuitable manipulating handle 10, and said closure member is designed andadapted in practice to be removed to permit of the entrance of the'ropeor cable through the slot 6 when the device is applied for use, and thento be inserted in place to close the slot and hold the vessel and cableagainst relative displacement. It will be understood, of course, thatthe rope or cable when applied may be lubricated by either moving thedevice along the rope or cable or moving the cable through the device,and conveniently the device may be employed by supporting it in asationary position and allowing the cable to run therethrough while itis in working action. By the provision of the slot 6 it will be evidentthat the lubricator may be quickly and conveniently applied anddetached, and that the closure member 9 will hold the cable fromdisplacement while the lubricator is in working position thereon. Bymeans of the present invention the operation of lubricating a rope orcable which is subjected to friction, wear and tear may be readily andconveniently performed at intervals, the lubrication of the cableincreasing its period of usefulness by reduction of friction and wear,as will be readily understood.

I claim 1. A rope or cable lubricator comprising a conical vesselprovided with lubricating means therein, said vessel having at one sidea longitudinally extending slot, whereby it is adapted to be applied byrelative lateral motion to and from the cable, a member for slidableengagement with the vessel adapted to close said slot. and means forholding the vessel contracted to dispose the. walls of the slot forengagement with said closure member, said means-being adapted forsecuring the vessel to a suitable support.

2. --A rope or cable lubricator comprising a conical vesselcontaininglubricating means and formed of a single piece of resilient material, said vessel being provided at one side thereof with alongitudinal slot and guideways at opposite sides thereof, a closureplate engageable with said guideways, and with said guide ways andextending the means for holding the vessel contracted and length thereofto close said slot and means securing the same to'a support. for.securing the container to a support.

3. A device for lubricating ropes orcables In testimony whereof I aflixmy signature 5 comprising a conical vessel provided with in presence oftwo witnesses.

lubricating means therein, said vessel being formed in one of its sideswith a longitudi- GEORGE SMITH nally extending slot, said slot havingrigid Witnesses: walls bent to form guide ways, a closure LnwrsPHILLIPPE,

10 member adapted for sliding engagement JAMEs A. JONES.

